The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-18
OTHER LABOR NEWS,

Gloomy Outlook in the Anthracite Region
Anarchists Actively at Work.
FREELAND. Pa, Oct. 16.-The serious effects
of the great coal strike are fast becoming visi-
BILE. All kinds of business is terribly depressed,
while many of the small stores are closed. The
saloons, particarly those which were transact
ing INSCRIPTIONS and vile trade, appear to be
the only concerns doing any business The low
groggeries rapidly becoming the head
quarters of the desperate characters who usually
put in an appearance when oal-mning interests
are shocked by strike Freeland, which has
always been the rendezvous of lawless body of
Hungarian, italian, Slavonian and Polish
rufIans. is at present crowded with evil spirits.
These foreigners openly defy the authorities,
and the regularly constituted constabulary finds
plenty to do to Illustrate the law breaking
schemes concocted by the crooks. The announce
mont made by the agents of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company that all the company's
works will be stopped for year unless the
strikers return 70 work by the Goth inst has
created much excitement in the Panther valley
district and elsewhere in the Lehich region. but
there is little possibility of any OF the operatives
of the company returning to work. The Leheh
operators are still actively corresponding with
bureaus in New York, Philade pnia Boston and
Balti more. and strong efforts are being made
obtain laborers run the coileries, but all these
schemes are futile. 1t is reported that some
mining firms are endeavoring to employ China
men, but the story lacks confirmation. While
the mine masters, coal shippers and railroad
managers are getting fat and sleek through i'm
mense profits the situation in the mining CEN
ters has reached a deplorabe point A tour
through the outlying districts shows that desti-
tuition, misery and suffering prevail to
an alarming extent. In the Hungarian.
Polish and S!avoniap settlements, relief
committee have discovered many families act
ually suffering for the bare necessities of life.
There is also much sickness in some places, and
the relief men and physicians are kept busy.
As there is excellent prospect of the strike
close of the present month. the outlook for the
general coal trade is exceedingly dark and dis
couragiug The individual operators, who
completely at the mercy of the monopoiists, are
apprehensive that their business will be utterly
ruined. What with enforced suspension. search
ty of cars, and other abuses they are subjected
to by the coal syndicate, the lot of the indivd-
ual operators and shippers Is hard one indeed.
The anarchistic element is evincing
revolution. The followers of the red
flag have held several largely attended meet
ings. and the harangues of the long haired and
wd-eyed agitators have been of character
calculated to inspire the average Anarchist with
a terrible feeling of revenge The Anarchist
leaders advocate the killing of the coal kings
the blowing up of mines ard the burning of col
liery property The argus-eyed detectives en-
poyed by the coal attend all these gath
The leading Anarchists constantly shad-
owed, and upon the first indication of an open
re- bellon of any kind. the arch-conspirators will
be scooped in and jailed.